H-1B Professional Software Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Professional Software Engineer is $135,000, across 126 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$135,000
Average wage
$127,747
90th percentile
$152,796
Certified LCAs
126
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $65,894
- 25th
- $113,992
- Median
- $135,000
- Average
- $127,747
- 90th
- $152,796
- Highest
- $180,000
Based on 126 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Professional Software Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| CRICKET WIRELESS, LLC | 3 | $150,000 |
| BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. | 40 | $145,227 |
| DIRECTV, LLC | 7 | $140,000 |
| AT&T SERVICES, INC. | 41 | $137,500 |
| AT&T Cyber Services LLC | 1 | $117,867 |
| Dematic Corp. | 4 | $107,660 |
| CSC Covansys Corporation | 4 | $104,655 |
| CoreLogic Solutions, LLC | 2 | $87,998 |
| Xchanging Solutions Inc. | 2 | $86,466 |
| CSC Consulting Inc. | 2 | $86,280 |
| Computer Sciences Corporation | 7 | $83,928 |
| DXC Technology Services LLC | 13 | $83,034 |
Salaries by location
Newark, NJ · $152,749Edgewood, NY · $143,936El Segundo, CA · $135,000Plano, TX · $140,000Dallas, TX · $137,500New Orleans, LA · $75,629Tampa, FL · $135,000Austin, TX · $117,284Atlanta, GA · $144,612Middletown, NJ · $137,850Deerfield Beach, FL · $79,560Tysons, VA · $96,595San Jose, CA · $133,392Houston, TX · $126,485Coppell, TX · $140,647